Actor Kangana Ranaut, who is locked in a bitter battle with the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, met governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to complain about the “injustice” done to her. Kangana, who was accompained by her sister Rangoli, explained to the governor her “point of view” and sought “justice” during the 45-minute meeting, said sources.
Talking to reporters after the meeting at Raj Bhavan, Kangana said she is not a politician and had met the governor as a common citizen. “I told him about the injustice meted out to me and what happened was improper. It was indecent behaviour,” she said, adding that the governor heard her like a daughter.
The meeting took place days after the Sena-ruled BMC demolished alleged illegal alterations at Kangana’s Bandra bungalow following a verbal spat between the ruling party and her after she likened Mumbai to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and questioned the handling of the Sushant Singh Rajput case by the Mumbai Police.
Kangana later tweeted: “A short while ago, I met his Excellency the Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari ji. I explained my point of view to him and also requested that justice be given to me. It will restore faith of common citizen and particularly daughters in the system.”
Refusing to comment on the meeting, Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said, “The subject (Kangana) is over for us. We have stopped talking about her.”
HC hammers BMC
Earlier, observing that the conduct of the BMC, which carried out demolition of allegedly unauthorised constructions at Kangana’s bungalow in Pali Hill, Bandra, was “highly deplorable,” the Bombay high court in a scathing order directed the municipal body to immediately stop the demolition. The HC bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and Riyaz Chagla said that “though the manner in which BMC proceeded to commence the demolition prima facie...smacks of mala fide...The order came at an urgent hearing within hours of a civic squad launching the demolition. The BMC, controlled by the Shiv Sena which is part of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in the state, had dispatched a squad with heavy machinery to her place in the morning and flattened portions of the row house. Kangana, who was vacationing in her hometown in Himachal Pradesh, landed in the city a few hours after the BMC’s action began.
BMC says no hidden motives
BMC has denied any hidden motives in carrying out demolitions inside Kangana's bungalow, while responding to a petition before the Bombay high court which has led to a stay on the work. Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the actor’s plea seeking relief constituted “an abuse of process” as she “has unlawfully made substantial alterations and additions… contrary to the sanctioned building plan.’’ The 9-page affidavit filed by BMC said the illegal constructions include “new toilets… conversion of existing toilets in to cabins, construction of pantry, kitchen cabins, etc.”
“Both in her advocate’s reply dated September 8 and even in the petition, she has not disputed carrying out the unlawful alterations and addition,’’ the BMC said, adding she made “baseless and unwarranted allegations” to seek protection for “unlawful work.’
By a notice issued on September 8, the actor was required to produce permission for such work within 24 hours, failing which they would be removed “without further notice,” BMC said. Explaining the sequence of events, BMC’s counsel said, “substantial part of illegal work…was demolished by the time intimation was received that the HC has directed stay of the demolition.”
